Deep-Sea taxon details
Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971
127315 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127315)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Baird, R. C. (1971). The systematics, distribution, and zoogeography of the marine hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 142 (1): 1-128. [details]
Distribution widely distributed in the Atlantic
Distribution widely distributed in the Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127315 on 2026-10-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sternoptyx pseudobscura Baird, 1971. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127315 on 2026-10-16
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Baird, R. C. (1971). The systematics, distribution, and zoogeography of the marine hatchetfishes (family Sternoptychidae). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 142 (1): 1-128. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Huntting Howell, W.; Krueger, W. H. (1987). Family Sternoptychidae, marine hatchetfishes and related species. In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda Ocean Acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C. , (452): 32-50, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Huntting Howell, W.; Krueger, W. H. (1987). Family Sternoptychidae, marine hatchetfishes and related species. In: Biology of midwater fishes of the Bermuda Ocean Acre, Smithsonian contributions to zoology, number 452. . Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C. , (452): 32-50, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.452 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on copepods, ostracods, euphausiids, amphipods, decapods [details]Distribution widely distributed in the Atlantic [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat oceanic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | highlight hatchetfishhighlight hatchet fish | [details] |
| French | hache d'argent à haute épine | [details] |
| Japanese | ムネエソモドキ | [details] |
| Russian | Светлый топорик | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sternoptyx pseudobscura)
To FishBase
To GenBank (134 nucleotides; 129 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sternoptyx pseudobscura)
To FishBase
To GenBank (134 nucleotides; 129 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
